In the wee hours last week Elaine Herzberg, 49, stepped off a median in Tempe, Ariz., pushing a bicycle well outside the crosswalk. She became the first pedestrian killed by a self-driving car. Uber’s autonomous Volvo SUV, traveling at 38 mph, apparently didn’t even brake. Someday, if not already, autonomous vehicles will be safer than human drivers. There will still be tragic deaths, but comfort yourself with the likelihood that there will be far fewer.

Source: Wall Street Journal March 26, 2018 22:30 UTC